chinh phụ

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 征 (“expedition”) and 婦 (“wife”), blend of 征夫 (“travelling soldier”) +‎ 婦 (“wife”). 征夫 (chinh phu) has become obsolete in Vietnamese. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˧ fu˧˨ʔ] (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨn˧˧ fʊw˨˩ʔ] (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɨn˧˧ fʊw˨˩˨] === Noun === chinh phụ (literary, rare) a soldier's wife Chinh phụ ngâm ― Lament of the Solder's Wife (a poem)